Fish lure



July 1o, 1945.

Dm PgHER FISH LURE File sept. 2o, 194s v Lawrence H. Pchs'r nventor Mmm.

I(Ittorncg Patented July 10, 1945v 1 This .invention relates! to fish lures and aims' i to provide vcertain new and'useful improvements.

therein. Objects o f the invention are tol'provide'afish' lure'of the spoon type whichis provided with con-l venient means for Vsecurely attaching a strip of porklrind or the like thereto to `form an strong, durable construction, which can be manu# factured at a low costand which is provided with a particular arrangement 'of inclined surfaces and n n attractive,v `very effective pork rindbait. ,y

Other objects are to. providea fish lure` of septemlirzo, 194s,`seria1 No; 50s-,039 y f1 claims.k ((11.43-42) Inlthe yadaptation of the inventiongshowntin the drawing-the-main'body of thelure isformedy from sheet .materiah preferably'fa, bright. sheet metal. In Figure. 5,l there is illustrated-ablankof cordate form v'having a wide forward edge pro 'i vided with' anotchi. The blank tapers fromgthe:

j forward portion'thereof to a pointed rear end Il.;v The medial line I2 of the blankV extendsfromV the notch 9 to the point 8. The dotted lines I3 and;

g I4 denote lineson lwhich the'blankis bent to pro- 'y 'vide the surfaces and ns hereinafterdescribed.`

fins, which, when the lure is drawn through the.

water, will simulate the wobbling, darting motion of a live object.

. 1 5. Further objects are -Ito provider a bait u of the character above indicatedvwhich when reeled at.

an ordinary speed will travel` a 4short distance below the surface of the water, but which, by fasti reeling, can be made to travel on the surfaca` and t'o provide a bait whichhasa tendency to fall' through-f weeds, pass through' rushes, and over,A spatter docks and'like obstructions without being caught; and which whenfstruck will hook the'shin theA upper jaw where it can not easily be shaken off or disengagedl l The blank is bent upwardlyalong the 4medial linef I2 at an obtuse angle to form` the side-portions I5. and I6 (see Figures 1 tofl). ,The blank isfurther" bent upwardly on thelinesk I3and I4 to form upnumerals ID andiII. f,

The body thus formed is of elongated diamond shape withione apex ofthe diamond terminating at the forward end thereof inthe notch 9.1#

v: The'portions I5'and .I6 slope upwardly from the: medial line I2 .to forman obtuse angle andathe; fins ortlobes I and 1I I .projectupwardly at'av for-- ward inclination which" positions; the forwardly,v

2,55 presented edges 1 of saidl fins in `closely spaced;

'rheabove and additioalobjects and advaritages are lattained by the `novel ctmstructioln` and' arrangement of partsfhereinafter describedwith' reference to the accompanying drawing'inwhichthere is illustrated an embodiment of thefinven-4 tion, itv being'understood that changes arid'modi?L iications can bemade which comewithin-the scope of the claimsy A l hereunto'appended; I In the drawing:

Figure l is'a side elevational View of ash lureconstructed in accordance withthis inventioni Figure 2r is a top planview thereof, the same being shownwithou't thep'orkrindstrip. u ,y

Figure 3 is across-sectional view t'aken'as indicated bythe line 3-3 of Figure 2. y'

Figure-4 is a bottom plan View of the improved lure constructedin accordance with thisinven- Figure 5 is a plan view of a blank,y withy dotted lines showing the lines on which it is stamped or bent to form the main vbody of my improved lure. v

Figure 6 is a plan view illustrating the pork rind l strip employed in carrying' the effect.' n

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentarycross-section, partly broken away', taken substantially on line 1-1 of Figure strip attached.

invention into 2 but showing the pork rindrelation and forms a gap fors the' line "fasteningf vldevice hereafter described.;r 'v

The body is provided ronthe:irnl'-dialfline thereof;

intermediater the vlength .thereof with -an .a'perturet Q; I8 in whichis securedja, post .I'S. The post I 9pm- `v jects upwardly. from4 the; upper face-of the body` and is entered in the eye, 2l 'of 'thevhook 2U. As shownlin the drawing,'1the post I9 is-r in the l form of a screw which is threaded intol' a3-nut'22.'v

n. Thenut 22 is provided witha headg23-and 'a'.cir-

cumferentially *extending flange -24 which isr spaceddownwardly from the head 23 and'b'earsagainst theeye 2 Ito hold the hook 20 securelyin place .Y `The shank projecting sharpbarbed end portion a. I n ff The numeral 25 denotes a` swivel vhaving an eye 25a in which the post is secured. Thes'wivel projects forwardly along the medial line of the body yand a sec'ond swivel 21 is ysecured thereto by a connecting linky 28, the double swivel connection. ,extending throughthe gap between the flns I0 and II.

A strip of porkl rind A29 having an aperture` 30 to receive the post I9 is. positioned thereon and piercedby the hook as shown in Figure l.y As shown in Figure 5, the blank may be prowardly projecting .fins or lobes `designated 'by' the I of ythe hook 20 extends` rearwardly.`

along the medial line I2 andprojects ybeyond the point' 8 with fthe hook proper curving upwardlyv and forwardly and terminating in a, forwardly' vided adjacent the notch 9 with an aperture 31 which may be used to connect a swivel or line directly to the main body of the bait.

It will thus be seen that this invention provides an attractive bait which may be used with or without a pork rind, which may be manufactured at a low cost and will be very effective in 115e.

Having thus illustrated my invention and described the same in detail, what'I-claim las new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a fish lure of the character described a substantially diamond shaped body of sheet material having the acute angled ends thereof forming the front and rear ends thereof, said body extending upwardly on a medialline YeX- tending between said ends with the lateral halves of the body disposed at an obtuseA angle to each other; a fin projecting upwardly from eachof the forwardly presented edges of said body; a postlproj'ecting upwardly frorrrithefmedial line of: sardi. body at ja 'point intermediateltheflength thereof; Emeans for attaching a'linefto said body; alhooka'nchored to said post andexterdrlng rearrwar'dly-lalong said medial line"with the hook propericurvingupwardly and 'forwardly and terminating yin "a forwardly 'presented' kbarbed 'end portion,l and'rmeans on sadvpostu'folr,'retaining an 'auxiliary lure thereon.

'2.1m ash v.1u-re of' the character l'described a' teri'ding between Said ends with'th'e lateral' halves` ofthe body'disposed at an obtuseL angletof'each other; a 1in projecting upwardlyfl ata 'forward inclination 'fromeach`A of the"twoiforwardlypresentededges of? saidbodma post projecting up Wardlylfrorn" the medial-'line of .'saidbo'dylat a point limer-mediate the length thereof; r fmeans for'attachiga line to saidb'odyg-and means for attaching 'ai hook' to fsaidy post to "prefetti-beyond the'rearend ofthe body; said postfbeing pro-- vided "with 'anheadedextension fOrTetai'ningian auxiliary l lure thereon.

3. In a. sh lure of the"character described, a s'ubst'antiallyA diamond shaped body of sheet materi'afihavingfan'aeute angled endfthereof formingthe forwardly presented 'endrof thelure and the other 'acuteangled end" thereof I forming f thel rear end "thereof,l said bodyr extending-upwardly onta l'rmdi'al line extendfng "between said ends with the lateral halves ofthe body disposed "at an'obtuse' angleto eachother; 'afm' projecting upwardly at a forward:inclinationfrom each ofithetwo forwardly' presented edges' 'of said body;apos't projecting upwardly fromthemeldial line of said body at a point intermediate the fle'n'gth thereof; means *for attaching a line to' said body, anda hook secured to sadpost with the shank thereof Vv"disposed "along said medialline and projecting beyond the're'ar end of the body; .-said 'shank vcurving vupwardly and forwardly and terminating in a 'forwardly presented barbed end portion.

4. In a sh lure of the character described a substantially diamond shaped `body of sheet material having an acute angled end thereof forming the forwardly presented end of the lure and the other acute angled end thereof forming the rear end. thereof, said body extending upwardly on a medialline extending between said` ends withthe lateralhalves of the body disposed at an obtuse angle to each other; an arcuate n projecting upwardly at a forward inclination from each of the two fonwardly presented edges of said body; a headed post pro- -je'cting upwardly from the medialline of said Y body at a point intermediate the length thereof;

means for attaching a line to said body; and

vmeansforattaching a hook to said post to extendrearwardly of the body.

' 5. In afsh lure, a body formed of a cordate` blank, having one lateral portion' thereof sloping'fzupwardlyat anobtuse angle "tothe other lateral portion thereof and having lobe portions; the flobe 'portions of said 'blank' turned upwardly to formi-forwardly inclined. fins; a post projectinglupwardly from the medial Aline of `said body at #afpoint'intermediate Ythe length thereof; a hook secured to said:post,*the `shank ro1 said hooklprojeoting rearwardly lon the upper face of-said body beyond the rear end thereof; said sl'iankv terminating in a -hook ywhich is curved upWardlyf-and forwardly' with the barbed 'point portion thereof` .directed toward .the forward end o-f-the--bodypand means forattaching'a line to said body.

y6. In a-flsh. lure, a body formed'of a cordate blanlathaving -one 4lateral portion thereof sloping-upwardly-atlan obtuse-/anglevto the other lateralportionthereof andhaving lobe portions; the .l lobe portions jof saidblanketurned upwardly tovform forwardly inclined laterally diverging ns a `post Iprojecting upwardly vfrom the medial line of said body vvat va Apoint intermediate l the lengththereon-means for Vattaching a lineeto said; axhooksecured -to ysaid post, the shank of said hook projecting rearwardly on the vupper face of` said bodyy beyond the rear end there-of; said .shanhtterminating yin `'a hook which is curved .upwardly nand forwardly with they barbed point l.portion thereof `directed toward the forward end-ref the bod-y vand. means on the upwardlyv-.proj ecting end 4of said postfor retaining lan auxiliary bait thereon.

7. A iishlure comprising -abody of substantially diamond shape in plan View and vhaving portions on opposite sidesof "a. medial vlongitudinaluli-ne-thereofv-atanobtuse angle to each other, rthe forward acute angled portion of the body havingat its forward edges upwardly eX- tending. .parts whichk diverge rearwardly from the medial lineof theV body, and means along the medial line of the body for securing a line thereto. I

LAWRENCE H. PECHER. 

